Named for the DeFoe novel inspired by a stranded sailor, this island is known for its rare plants and extreme beauty.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.